Conservative Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Using an Orthosis

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume)

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 34-39

  Nakatsuchi, Y ^a   Saitoh, S ^a   Hosaka, M ^a   Matsuda, S ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PARESTHESIA; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER PAIN; SYMPTOM; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; ORTHOPEDICS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; SHOULDER JOINT; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028917979     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: 15322211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(05)80012-9     Document Type: Article

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